Indicate the answer choice that best completes the statement or answers the question. 1. During World War II, the army enlisted women for the first time, although they were barred from a. basic training. b. combat. c. the barracks. d. clerical positions. 2. The Pittsburgh Courier argued that African Americans should join the war effort in order to achieve victory over Hitler s racism and over racism at home, in a campaign called a. Double V. b. Tuskegee Airmen. c. Fight for Right. d. Victory Suit. 3. The automobile industry was uniquely suited to the mass production of a. Government Issue clothing. b. ships and submarines. c. military equipment. d. buildings to house soldiers. 4. A difficulty facing cities with war industries was a. rationing. b. relocating Japanese Americans. c. finding housing for new workers. d. calming racial tensions. 5. The growth of southern California and cities in the Deep South created a new industrial region known as what? a. the Sunbelt b. the Southwest c. the Rust Belt d. the Military Zone Powered by Cognero Page 1
Match each item with the correct statement below. a. Women s Army Auxiliary Corps b. cost-plus contracts c. Rosie the Riveter d. Liberty ship e. Korematsu v. the United States 6. agreements the government made to produce military equipment, instead of asking companies for bids 7. stated that the relocation of Japanese Americans living in most of the West Coast was constitutional 8. first allowed women in the military in 1942 9. symbol of the campaign to hire women during World War II 10. mass-produced basic cargo transport used during the war Enter the appropriate word(s) to complete the statement. 11. American troops on the Peninsula surrendered in April 1942, and although a small force held out on the island of Corregidor in Manila Bay until May, the Philippines fell to the Japanese. 12. The Raid convinced Japanese leaders to change their strategy and to attack Midway Island, the farthest American base in the North Pacific west of Hawaii. 13. American naval attacks in the Coral Sea prevented the Japanese from landing on and kept the American supply lines to Australia open. Powered by Cognero Page 2
14. Fought in June 1942, the Battle of was a turning point in the war that stopped the Japanese advance in the Pacific. 15. The strategy that employed attacking remote islands for strategic purposes was known as. Indicate the answer choice that best completes the statement or answers the question. 16. On April 18, 1942, American bombs fell on Japan for the first time when American aircraft carriers usual short-range bombers were replaced with a. paratroopers. b. radio transmitters. c. code breakers. d. B-25 bombers. 17. In June 1942, decoded Japanese messages alerted the United States to the planned Japanese attack on a. Hawaii. b. Midway. c. the Philippines. d. Manchuria. 18. Why were the Japanese unable to decipher the messages of the Navajo code talkers? a. The code talkers used a code that consisted of a series of whistle-like noises. b. The code talkers had an advanced code machine that was an early computer. c. The code talkers used the Navajo language, which had no written alphabet. d. The code talkers used a mathematical code based on the Navajo numeric system. 19. A key to the American success at the Battle of Midway was a. the use of new sonar and radar technology. b. breaking the Japanese navy s secret code. c. the use of long-range B-25 bombers. d. the superior capabilities of American submarines. Powered by Cognero Page 3
20. One part of the American plan for the defeat of Japan called for General Douglas MacArthur s troops to advance through the Solomon Islands, capture the north coast of New Guinea, and then retake a. the Philippines. b. Manchuria. c. Indonesia. d. Australia. Indicate whether the statement is true or false. If it is false, change the identified word(s) to make the statement true. DIRECTION LINE: In the blank, indicate whether the statement is true (T) or false (F). If false edit the statement to make it a true statement. 21. President Franklin Roosevelt agreed with Prime Minister Winston Churchill s plan to attack the periphery of the German Empire, and in July 1942 ordered the invasion of Morocco and Algeria. 22. In May of 1943, German troops in North Africa succeeded in pushing American and British forces out of Tunisia. 23. Before D-Day, the Allies placed dummy equipment along the coast of Britain to convince the Germans that the Allies planned to land their invasion forces in Pas-de-Calais. 24. The invasion of France had to begin at night to hide the ships crossing the English Channel. 25. On D-Day, the American landing at Omaha Beach went very well, unlike the landing at Gold Beach. Indicate the answer choice that best completes the statement or answers the question. 26. In the spring and summer of 1942, the Battle of the Atlantic slowly turned in favor of the Allies, due in part to new technology such as depth charges, radar, and a. B-25 bombers. b. mass production. c. convoy systems. d. sonar. 27. On November 8, 1942, the American invasion of North Africa began under the command of which general? a. Dwight D. Eisenhower b. George Patton c. Douglas MacArthur d. Chester Nimitz 28. Capturing Stalingrad was the key to Hitler s strategy to a. eradicate communism from the world. b. force Stalin to sign a treaty. c. destroy the Soviet Union s economy. d. draw China into the war. Powered by Cognero Page 4
29. At the Tehran Conference, President Roosevelt, Prime Minister Churchill, and Soviet leader Joseph Stalin agreed a. to name the invasion of France Operation Overlord. b. that the Soviet Union would help fight Japan after Germany was defeated. c. to return Mussolini to power in Italy. d. that Allied forces would not land in Pas-de-Calais. 30. On June 6, 1944, nearly 7,000 ships carrying more than 100,000 soldiers set sail for the coast of a. Northern Africa. b. Sicily. c. Great Britain. d. Normandy. Enter the appropriate word(s) to complete the statement. 31. General Leslie R. Groves organized a team of engineers and scientists to build an atomic bomb, a program code named the Project. 32. General led troops that broke through the German line at the Battle of the Bulge. 33. May 8, 1945 the day after Germany accepted the terms for an surrender was proclaimed V-E Day, for Victory in Europe. 34. The use of firebombs filled with, a kind of jellied gasoline, was very controversial because the fires would kill civilians. Powered by Cognero Page 5
35. On August 9, 1945, the United States dropped an atomic bomb codenamed Fat Man on the city of. Indicate the answer choice that best completes the statement or answers the question. 36. The Germans goal in the Battle of the Bulge was to cut off Allied supplies coming through the port of a. Antwerp, Belgium. b. Odense, Denmark. c. Helsinki, Finland. d. Nice, France. 37. Invading Iwo Jima proved difficult for American troops because of the island s rugged terrain and a. kamikaze attacks on American supply ships. b. a vast network of bunkers built by the Japanese. c. large waves that swamped American landing craft. d. a coral reef surrounding the island. 38. General Curtis LeMay attempted to destroy Japan s war production by a. invading Japan. b. island hopping in the Pacific. c. firebombing Japanese cities. d. dropping an atomic bomb. 39. In order to stockpile supplies and build up troops for an invasion of Japan, American military planners chose to first invade where? a. Hiroshima b. Iwo Jima c. Nagasaki d. Okinawa 40. The purpose of the Nuremberg Trials was to a. test the newly developed atomic bomb. b. determine how the Holocaust had happened. c. punish German leaders for war crimes. d. remove the emperor of Japan from power. Powered by Cognero Page 6
Answer Key 1. b 2. a 3. c 4. c 5. a 6. b 7. e 8. a 9. c 10. d 11. Bataan 12. Doolittle 13. New Guinea 14. Midway 15. island-hopping 16. d 17. b 18. c 19. b 20. a 21. True 22. False - In May of 1943, German troops in North Africa FAILED in pushing American and British forces out of Tunisia. 23. True 24. True 25. False - On D-Day, the American landing at Omaha Beach went very BADLY, unlike the landing at Gold Beach. 26. d Powered by Cognero Page 7
27. a 28. c 29. b 30. d 31. Manhattan 32. George Patton 33. unconditional 34. napalm 35. Nagasaki 36. a 37. b 38. c 39. d 40. c Powered by Cognero Page 8